Ask Marie: How do I cull my wild friends?

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Q I have a couple of friends from my wilder days at university who I have
been trying to ditch for quite a few years. Now that I have a stable job,
our lives just don’t work together. They still party hard, which I can’t do
because of my work. I keep trying to cut them out but they’re not accepting
it. How can I lose them, socially?

A Editing friendships from university days is a universal process. But
it is best done slowly, and with some aplomb, to minimise the risk of
jeopardising a potentially lifelong friendship.